A long and often tumultuous campaign came to a climax that many media polls did not predict: a victory for Donald Trump, the controversial presidential candidate for the Republican party, who managed to pull ahead and maintain his lead over the Democrat candidate, Hillary Clinton.
Here is a selection of images that captured the gamut of emotion that emerged from the climatic event, including the reactions of countries and people outside the United. States.
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